1996 Lithuanian parliamentary election information
1996 Lithuanian parliamentary election
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20 October 1996 (first round) 10 November 1996 (second round)
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All 141 seats in the Seimas 71 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
52.92%
Party
Leader
%
Seats
+/–
TS
Vytautas Landsbergis
31.34
70
New
LKDP
Algirdas Saudargas
10.43
16
+6
LDDP
Česlovas Juršėnas
10.01
12
−61
LCS
Romualdas Ozolas
8.67
14
+12
LSDP
Aloyzas Sakalas
6.94
12
+4
JL
Stanislovas Buškevičius
4.01
1
+1
LMP
Kazimira Prunskienė
3.86
1
New
KDS
Kazys Bobelis
3.24
1
0
LLRA
Jan Sienkiewicz
3.13
3
−1
LPA
Mečislovas Vaškovič
2.55
1
New
LTS–LDP
R. Smetona & S. Pečeliūnas
2.20
3
−1
LLS
Ginutis Vencius
1.93
1
+1
LVP
Albinas Vaižmužis
1.75
1
New
LPKTS
Audrius Butkevičius
1.57
1
−1
Independents
–
–
4
+3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Laurynas Stankevičius LDDP
Gediminas Vagnorius TS
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Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania in two stages on 20 October and 10 November 1996.[1] All 141 seats in the Seimas were up for election; 70 based on proportional party lists and 71 in single member constituencies. Where no candidate gained more than 50% of the vote on 20 October, a run-off was held on 10 November.
The first round of the elections was held concurrently with a referendum to amend Articles 55, 57 and 131 of the constitution, and a referendum on the use of proceeds from privatization. The second round was held concurrently with a referendum to amend Article 47 of the constitution. Due to a low turnout, none of the referendum questions succeeded in getting approval from at least 50% of registered voters.
The result was a victory for the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Conservatives, which won 70 seats. They formed a coalition with second-place Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party. The Homeland Union benefited from dissatisfaction with the ruling Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania, which had failed to reignite the economy and was plagued by financial scandals. Gediminas Vagnorius was subsequently appointed as the Prime Minister.
^Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1201 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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